The student population at University of Southern California is 48,945 (20,699 undergraduate and 28,246 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 7,577 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at USC is 42.29% which is increased by 2,254 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 5,323 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

6,276 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 35.17% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 45,696 where 48,945 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

42.29% of total students is undergraduate students and 57.71% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 2,254 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 5,323 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.17 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in USC than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Southern California since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1441,36818,4459,1579,28822,92310,74012,183
2014-1542,453
1,085
18,739
294
9,285
128
9,454
166
23,714
791
11,056
316
12,658
475
2015-1643,401
948
18,810
71
9,308
23
9,502
48
24,591
877
11,354
298
13,237
579
2016-1743,871
470
18,794
-16
9,076
-232
9,718
216
25,077
486
11,545
191
13,532
295
2017-1845,687
1,816
19,170
376
9,296
220
9,874
156
26,517
1,440
12,111
566
14,406
874
2018-1947,310
1,623
19,907
737
9,724
428
10,183
309
27,403
886
12,179
68
15,224
818
2019-2048,321
1,011
20,351
444
9,849
125
10,502
319
27,970
567
12,552
373
15,418
194
2020-2146,287
-2,034
19,786
-565
9,548
-301
10,238
-264
26,501
-1,469
11,819
-733
14,682
-736
2021-2249,318
3,031
20,790
1,004
10,074
526
10,716
478
28,528
2,027
12,633
814
15,895
1,213
2022-2348,945
-373
20,699
-91
9,916
-158
10,783
67
28,246
-282
12,658
25
15,588
-307
Average45,69619,5499,52310,02626,14711,86514,282
University of Southern California Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 19,549 where 20,699 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Southern California since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1418,44517,7298,7438,986716414302
2014-1518,73918,0578,9029,155682383299
2015-1618,81018,2088,9329,276602376226
2016-1718,79418,1958,7589,437599318281
2017-1819,17018,6318,9909,641539306233
2018-1919,90719,1949,3089,886713416297
2019-2020,35119,6229,41910,203729430299
2020-2119,78618,5608,9099,6511,226639587
2021-2220,79020,2069,75610,450584318266
2022-2320,69920,1859,62210,563514294220
Average19,54919,5499,1349,72519,549389301
University of Southern California Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 26,147 where 28,246 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Southern California since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1422,92318,1668,2709,8964,7572,4702,287
2014-1523,71418,3958,38210,0135,3192,6742,645
2015-1624,59119,0918,69710,3945,5002,6572,843
2016-1725,07719,7059,02310,6825,3722,5222,850
2017-1826,51720,6509,43411,2165,8672,6773,190
2018-1927,40321,7589,65512,1035,6452,5243,121
2019-2027,97021,8759,76212,1136,0952,7903,305
2020-2126,50120,0478,87311,1746,4542,9463,508
2021-2228,52822,4259,91412,5116,1032,7193,384
2022-2328,24622,78410,19212,5925,4622,4662,996
Average26,14726,1479,22011,26926,1472,6453,013
University of Southern California Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 24.82% and the percentage of black students is 5.89% at University of Southern California. 19.40% of enrolled students is Asian.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Southern California over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-14757,6862,1395,1288014,1801,303
2014-15737,6962,2385,28610413,9221,380
2015-16847,7552,3625,4419514,6371,430
2016-17937,7152,4525,72410414,5071,444
2017-18857,6012,6066,43611514,4371,550
2018-19887,9702,6647,01312114,5161,677
2019-20858,1572,5477,05112114,0391,747
2020-21798,6522,5356,92412213,6561,802
2021-22889,4172,8617,70811913,4821,956
2022-23829,4952,8827,52310812,1471,949
Average838,2142,5296,42310913,9521,624
University of Southern California Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

6,276 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 13% of total students. The number of online students has increased 35.17% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Southern California from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1542,4534,64388436,926
2015-1643,4014,9131,18837,300
2016-1743,8715,4351,58736,849
2017-1845,6875,9531,65538,079
2018-1947,3106,7071,87438,729
2019-2048,3216,6511,55240,118
2020-2146,28737,9233,1895,175
2021-2249,3187,55615,29126,471
2022-2348,9456,27610,20632,463
Average46,1779,5624,15832,457

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